Goldman Sachs projects higher economic growth for Israel in 2011 than Israeli leaders have so far estimated. Goldman Sachs analyst Ahmet Akarli predicts 3.5% real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 and 4.3% growth in 2011. The Bank of Israel currently predicts 4% growth next year, and the Ministry of Finance predicts less than 4% […]
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Israel’s man on space
As reported in Israel 21C: It’s men like Dr Zvi Kaplan who are leading Israel, one of only eight nations in the world to launch an indigenous satellite into space, into the billion-dollar space industry. An Israeli has yet to moonwalk – and the country’s only astronaut Ilan Ramon perished on a tragic NASA mission […]
Storwize Inc., a data compression hardware and software company focused on improving storage, has been acquired by IBM Corp. Storwize provides real-time data compression technology to help clients reduce physical storage requirements. Its products are usually installed between the network and the storage devices, and compress the data before it reaches the network storage devices. […]
As was reported in ISRAEL 21C: Motivated by an interest in global human health, a team of Israeli researchers has identified the gene that increases the risk of kidney failure in people of African heritage. By identifying the gene that increases the risk of kidney failure, Israeli researchers may revolutionize the prevention, detection, and treatment […]
As reported on Israel 21C: Inspired by biblical descriptions of the health benefits of olive oil, physiologist Dr Shaul Eger has devoted himself to concocting remedies in which it’s a key ingredient. A search for a cure to his own health problems led to a whole new profession for Dr. Shaul Eger. Thirty years ago […]
Hoping to reverse Israel’s brain and biotech innovation drain, the new NGO BioNegev plans to transform the Negev Desert into a major biotechnology hub. Israeli biotech companies like Given Imaging, which has developed a camera in a pill, are improving lives worldwide. Now Shay Yarkoni hopes to create a biocluster in Israel’s Negev desert. […]
Israel is at the cutting edge of some of the best Internet technologies around. ISRAEL21c takes a look at the brightest new companies that are now revolutionizing the web. Israel’s success in the technology sector is no secret. Over the years, the country has become a key research and development center for multinational companies such […]
Adversity, like necessity, is often the mother of invention by Dan Senor and Saul Singer Some warn that Israel is facing its toughest constellation of threats ever. Yet we believe that Israel is poised to play a central role in world affairs, not as a flashpoint for conflict but as a global innovation leader. Geopolitical […]
For the first time, tax rates on vehicles is linked to the level of pollution emitted by these vehicles The Israel Tax Authority published last week an analysis of the effect of the green tax reform on automobile sales in Israel. Israel’s Green Tax reform went into effect on August 2, 2009. The reform […]
As reported in IVC: “In order to ensure that sustainable and safe technologies are developed in Israel, it’s necessary to maintain a suitable balance between the state and the market.” In an interview with “Globes”, former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge says, “The socioeconomic and environmental needs of the 21st century require innovation and energy […]
